What do you like about the Woodland District? What brings you here? (places, activities, etc.) Group Dave Response/Notes Services/shopping/banking/med Transit ical Nice streets tree lined Access to I 5 Concerts in the park Good bones/start Paul Big Trees "heart" of Lacey opportunities to shop, walk (trails) Most urban part of Lacey Zoning permits high density with small footprint Likes Dancing Goats coffee shop Jolene Transit Center Activities t Huntamer Park Fred Meyer, Target, Shopping Bring grandkids down hate the parking lot Library DMV Credit Union Loved working in state buildings Ethnic Food Some buildings old and infrastructure problems (Woodland Lp.) Need a bookstore Samra Work, places of employment Area's aesthetics Transit Center Certain walkable areas Great i 5 access, central location Park and its events Retail, shopping opportunities Thera Shop Restaurants Ethnically rich! Thai/Japanese/Mexican/Nicaraguan/Middle Eastern (Panorama, all) Library [Clarus] (Planning Committee and Huntamer Park Some banking Steering Committee) *Market Movies, ETC. Car show Trails for biking St. Martin's programs Joe Shop consume goods and great surface street connections services [scles] and service SPSCC will help generate foot Adjacent to St. Martins opportunity to connect traffic students/faculty to business in District Visibility of stores is problematicgood volume and access but signage/trees can be an issue
What would you like to see changed or added? What would it take to get you to spend more time here? Group Dave Response/Notes Great place to visit but no one stays long Residential- possible students and other; state buildings to condos Place to draw kids-wading pool, ice rink Access across college street. - St. Martins to district Options that support students Daytime activity- Commercial, professional services Restaurants Paul S-K is a barrier road- It could be smaller with reduced traffic volumere-route traffic to new route along C.W.T. [Local collector] not enough to do- food and recreation Make more inviting for youth activities Islands of commercials stores that discourage walking Reduce surface parking and convert to other uses Would like to see diversity of small businesses Plant more trees along bike trails A ball field where parking is now or general opens space with room for activity More businesses along S-K (mixed-use, trees) Thematic places that offer centers for students Improve transit between the H.S. and Woodland District More housing and services and recreational opportunities Area needs "local color" and "culture" Increase residential population to 2,000-3,000+ Activity needed along the back of the Fred Meyer Lacey needs a "soul" Water park or theater- Arts/entertainment venue in the center Improve relations with businesses Open public space/community center for gathering Evening activity- round-the-clock Safer, more "welcoming" pedestrian crossings, spaces- more connectivity- Change texture of crosswalks and sidewalks Jolene Bookstore Cultural Center(theater, arts etc.) Specialty stores, boutiques Higher end restaurants Drive in/ drive out walkable very walkable Traffic lights not pedestrian focused
More effective animal control Evening activities Physical center/square (Little Five Points-Atlanta, GA) Taverns, food trucks Transit access to South Sound Center Ambiance, lighting Design, architectural identity/theme Family/kids activities Teenager activities Fewer parking lots, more street activity Parking structures Infill Sense of place Samra more pedestrian connections throughout More grid like street layout-more street grid system Expansion of public uses: market, water feature night life, things/activities to do at night-- Attractive, comfortable More residential: dorms, market rate, affordable Reduces surface parking- replace with buildings, parking garages (judiciously placed) Parking available to transit center, could be shared Fix pedestrian environment 7th Ave and Golf Club Retail uses along 7th within or adjacent to Fred Meyer, redevelopment of north side of [..] Fix dead zone behind Value Village, redevelop Allow NB left turn on College Pedestrian access across College Increase medical uses in NE area of WD-- mark med. Uses in WSQLP Mixed use on back to South Sound Center Plummer connection Thera Pedestrian bridge across S-K- College? hard to get here from S. of Pacific Ave- bad sidewalks on S-K South of pacific Street crossing at S-K/Pacific hard for pedestrians, wheel chairs Speed on S-K and College is too fast and the speed limit signs are not very prominent More fitness facilities More2-3 story buildings with retail/services/etc. downstairs and residential upstairs, either around Huntamer or elsewhere More attractive public art Bad access for pedestrians between FM and SSC - Also trying to walk through those big parking lots
Movies Performing arts Places to sit down (including waiting for crosswalk) Big teen center (skating rink?) (maybe in parking lot behind Target?) need mid-block crossings- both S-K and College Artist work/live space "Lofts!" creates its own synergy More store fronts along 6th. Not enough interesting things to encourage walking no "park and Ride" opportunity at Lacey Transit Center Bad visibility on 7th between Fred Meyer and transit center and poor pedestrian access to Fred Meyer Not good access into and through the district by bike. Get it good but then a problem and incomplete network internal P. patch- community garden Multi-level parking garage Is there childcare? If not, it's needed Needs more people living here! Urban densities/housing Joe Residential= More commerce More visibility for Huntamer Park- not obvious that this is a public space Restaurants- zone? Crossing of College-link St. Martins with WD More than one "center of gravity" Book stores A strong mix of uses/draws (e.g. Coeur d' lane) Access from trails into perimeter of district
In your opinion, what are the key elements that define the heart of a community? What should be included in the HEART of the Woodland District? Where is the HEART of the District? Group Dave Paul Jolene Samra Response/Notes The whole district is the heart Eventually 6th will be the big draw Future: 6th/Sleater Kinney as main intersection The whole district should be the heart The west end of the W.D. has the most potential Anchor tenant could define the "theme" Build up to preserve space- create interesting architecture Adding housing would add to the heart Being able to meet neighbors and friends, chance encounters Feels like a city, identifiable center Trail connections, development, amenities focused on trail Apartments, homes around mall=more walkable heart: Fred Meyer, Transit Center, Huntamer Park People more likely to come for fun, visit multiple destinations Need better connections from St. Martins and SPSCC Future- SPSCC will be Heart A bigger public facility (doesn't necessarily mean building) at Huntamer Park More prominent public events (i.e. market) Multiple public place nodes connected by grid streets and attractive pedestrian walkways/amenities Thera Joe Huntamer Park but can be better and needs parking and better circulation more attractions and public realm Conflicts with adjacent office buildings. Needs more activities, more space for more active recreation. Nowhere in the downtown to play! Need more artists! More music! Performing arts! Year Round Need more people! Boutique, specialty, niche retail Art gallery with "Friday wine" gallery tours Banking/financial- as basis/for commerce What kinds of "heart" are there? Huntamer is good, but need better visibility 3 or more hearts- 6th Ave Fred Meyer/South Sound Huntamer/Woodland Square
Need to inject vitality into these hearts- private $, public infrastructure, programs/culture Destination? Identity and way-finding
Group Response/Notes Location Joe Bikes leading to park Grocery Center of gravity Lodging Grocery Center of gravity College student attractions Pedestrian walk way Chehalis Western Trail over to a potential park on the border of Sear's parking lot Target Along Sleater Kinney 3rd and Robbins Fred Meyer Huntamer park and surrounding Woodland Square Loop Corner of College and Pacific over College from St. Martins Pedestrian walk way Thera Heart Library Heart Huntamer Park over College from Lacey City Hall and Library Jolene Heart Easier walking and transport for the elderly Add to district Trail access Streetscape Whole Foods All direction cross walk with light Enhance walkability Mixed use residential Commercial living in form of "green" blocks that flow Art space building/residents Internal Parking lot circulation Residential Name the districts and connect them [i.e. medical] Street car/tram/shuttle Transit through parking lots Sleater Kinney overlapping Rite Aid and park across the street just North of 8th St. Lacey Blvd and up College St Between Chehalis Western and Olympia Woodland Trails in the corner of the district Along Sleater Kinney Near Kohl's and Rite Aid Parking lot entrance near Fred Meyer on the Sleater Kinney side near Office Depot across from the transit center 10th and Selma NW of roundabout SW of Huntamer Park Between Huntamer Park and Fred Meyer Near Woodland Square loop Woodland Square loop just West of College Sear's, Target, Kohl's
Heart Point at the roundabout inclusive of Fred Meyer, Transit Center, and Huntamer Park Samra Public Market in Park West of Fred Meyer MF along Golf Club Add residential 10th Ave and Alhadeff Paul Big public area/gathering place- park, water feature Potential shared parking garage Pedestrian problem Dead zone Pedestrian connection Allow L turn N bound Need safe pedestrian crossing across or over College Stretch along Sleater Kinney needs multi-use more pedestrian options Change South Sound Center, make it more like Woodinville or Bellevue Multi-family along trail Family Field Shops Alternate Route to get traffic off Sleater Kinney Pedestrian Connection Soften edge with green spaces and Enhance cross walks Save this tree no matter what it takes Add mixed uses with apartments +1500 units Huntamer Park East of Fred Meyer Golf Club and 7th Behind Value Village Between 6th and Woodland Square Loop just north of Huntamer College near St. Martin's From St. Martin's into the district Parking lot between South Sound Center and Chehalis Western Trail Along the back of South Sound Center Martin Way over toward the I-5 Bicycle Trail along Sleater Kinney Along Sleater Kinney in front of South Sound Center Large tree in parking lot in front of Sears SW of Huntamer Park on Golf Club SE of Fred Meyer N of 10th Dave Nothing on Map Nothing on map